French Char B1 bis
When assembling the models the instructions were a bit unclear. However unlike many Flames of War models it isn't a straightforward assembly. The main gun needs to be glued to the hull. The front axel needs to be glued to the right track. The axel is on the sprue with the turret weapons and there is a depression in the right track for the axel to fit.
I then glued the tracks to the hull. It was apparent that the key is not to place glue in the depressions in the track that fit into the hull, as the fit is not perfect and there is a gap. So what I did was place superglue around the tab on the side of the hull.
There isn't a commander figure for the turret and not having any in the spares box I modelled the turret with the command hatch closed. If I make a command Char B1 bis then I will try and model it with a commander.
The turret weapon fits on with the 47mm cannon on the right and the MG on the left.
The next stage was placing the exhausts and the rear grab rail.
Here are the three models lined up.
